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Lois Gadue Haseltine, 94, of Barre, Vermont; formerly of North Haven, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7 at the Berlin Health & Rehab Center in Barre, Vermont. She was born July 21, 1923, in New Haven.

She was predeceased by her birth father Vishnu Brennan; adopted father Bill Gadue, Sr.; mother Vera Young Gadue; and brother Bill and two daughters Tacy (Pete) Neri and Priscilla (Lew) Petit. Lois is survived by her loving husband Calvin, and loving children Betsy Haseltine of Charlotte, North Carolina; Davis (Peg) Haseltine of Plymouth, Massachusetts; and Bill (Mona) Haseltine of North Haven. She is also survived by several grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and additional family members.

Family was always the center of Lois’s world and she greatly valued education. Always a gregarious redhead, she grew up in the New Haven area of Connecticut with her parents and younger brother Bill. As a child they spent summers on the shore at Mansfield Grove, where her Dad ran a bathhouse, and swimming became a lifelong passion. She attended the University of Connecticut for three years studying bacteriology and other sciences, with the professional goal of becoming a nurse. During that time of WWII, she made the decision to enter the Nurse Cadet Corps and nursing school at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. There she met Calvin, who shortly thereafter became her beloved husband of 72 years.

In 1949 she moved to a new house in North Haven, where she lived for more than 40 years, and raised her five children with love and devotion. In 1959, she and Calvin had the opportunity to return to school at Southern Connecticut State College to become teachers. Lois taught high school English at North Haven High Scool and was head of the department for many years. She loved teaching and was dedicated to her profession, eventually earning her master’s degree while working full-time and still totally involved with her family. In her retirement years, after a move to Barre, Vermont, Lois continued her swimming, taught a continuing education class on Chaucer for several years at Dartmouth, traveled to Europe, and for many years was the head of the tour guides at the State House in Montpelier. In her late 80s, she wrote a book of her memoirs entitled Say It Again, Mom, a delightful and detailed description of her life.

Services were provided by the Hooker & Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy St., Barre, Vermont. There will be a private ceremony for family and friends in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Genesis HC Berlin Health & Rehab, 80 Hospitality Dr., Barre, VT 05641, or Badaya Hospice, 80 Pearl St., Essex Junction, VT 05452.